LRWC intervenes at the UN Human Rights Council on violations in over a dozen countries | Letters and statements at the 51st Session 12 September to 7 October 2022

During the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council held 12 September to 7 October 2022,  Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) intervened to seek the Council's action to address serious human rights violations in a number of countries including: Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, the Occupied … [Read more...]

Sudan: Abolish immunities for members of the security forces and halt unnecessary use of force against peaceful protestors | Joint statement to UN Human Rights Council

Full .pdf statement See full debate on UN WebTV at 1:45:47 with IBAHRI and LRWC statement at 2:27:54 United Nations Human Rights Council 50th Human Rights Council Session Oral Statement by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) 50th session of the Human … [Read more...]

South Sudan must implement Universal Periodic Review commitments | Joint oral video statement to UN Human Rights Council

Full .pdf statement See the full debate on UN WebTV with LRWC and IBAHRI joint statement at 23:52 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: Adoption of Universal Periodic Review outcomes for South Sudan Date: 30 June 2022 Speaker: Temisan Boyo Oral Statement to the … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: Establish an independent international investigative mechanism | Oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council’s Urgent Debate on rights of women and girls in Afghanistan

Full .pdf statement See the full urgent debate on UN WebTV: Part 1, including statements of the UNHCHR, the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, and Ms. Fawzia Koofi, First Woman Vice President of the Afghan Parliament and human rights activist Part 2 (NGO statements) See the text of all … [Read more...]

Myanmar: Take urgent measures to halt the military junta’s atrocity crimes | Joint oral video statement to UN Human Rights Council

See the full debate on UN WebTV. LRWC and IBAHRI joint statement at 02:26:49 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Date: 29 June 2022 Speaker: Renée Mulligan Oral Statement … [Read more...]

Belarus: Dozens of Belarusian lawyers persecuted since the 2020 elections | Joint oral video statement to UN Human Rights Council

Full pdf joint statement | | See the joint oral video statement on UN Web TV at 01:04:33 United Nations Human Rights Council, 50th Session  Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus28 June 2022 Joint Oral Statement The … [Read more...]

China, Iran and Türkiye: Systematic pattern of arbitrary detention of lawyers | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council

Full .pdf statement See the full debate on UN WebTV. The statement of LRWC is at 1:43:55 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Date: 20 June 2022 Speaker: Brian … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: Grave risks for jurists, particularly women, and threats to Afghanistan’s independent legal profession | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council

Full .pdf statement. Watch the video statement on UN Web TV at 01:05:36, aired 16 June 2022. Watch the first part of the debate, held 15 June 2022. Organization:   Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item:  Item 2, Interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the … [Read more...]

Russia: Unlawful suppression of dissent in Russia is a root cause of aggression and atrocity crimes in Ukraine | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council

Full pdf joint oral video statement | See the video on UN WebTV at 49:46  Also see the written statement to the UN Human Rights Council submitted by LRWC, IBAHRI, and ISHR, with OVD-Info. The statements call for the creation of a Special Rapporteur to document and address the human rights … [Read more...]

Sudan: Continued repression of human rights defenders and impunity for past violations | Statement to the Human Rights Council

Full .pdf statement | See the oral video statement on UN Web TV at 1:28:51 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 2: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s Report on the Sudan Date: 15 June 2022 Speaker: Temisan Boyo Oral Statement to the 50th Session … [Read more...]